2020 UConn Huskies baseball team

2020 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
	‡ – Tournament champion; As of March 12, 2020; Rankings from D1Baseball

2020 UConn Huskies baseball
2020 UConn Huskies baseball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
2020 record	8–5 (0–0 The American)
Head coach	Jim Penders (17th season);
Assistant coaches	Jeff Hourigan (9th season); Joshua McDonald (9th season); Chris Podeszwa (17th season);
Home stadium	Elliot Ballpark
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

The 2020 UConn Huskies baseball team represents the University of Connecticut in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Huskies play their home games at Elliot Ballpark, their brand new stadium on campus in Storrs, Connecticut.^[2] The team is coached by Jim Penders, in his 17th season at UConn.

On March 12, 2020, the season was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Previous Season[]

The Huskies posted an overall record of 39–25 in 2019, finishing 4th in the American with a 12–12 record. They reached the 2019 American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament final, where they fell to Cincinnati. In the NCAA Oklahoma City Regional, the Huskies also advanced to the final, forcing a decisive game, before falling to host Oklahoma State.

Personnel[]

Roster[]

2020 Connecticut Huskies roster^[3]

Pitchers

10 - Colby Dunlop - Junior
18 - Josh Cohen - Freshman
21 - Reggie Crawford - Freshman
23 - Sam Favieri - Freshman
24 - Caleb Wurster - Sophomore
25 - Joe Simeone - Junior
26 - Tim Pfaffenbichler - Freshman
31 - Jimmy Wang - Sophomore
32 - Nick Krauth - Junior
34 - Randy Polonia - Senior
36 - Justin Willis - Junior
38 - Ben Casparius - Junior
39 - Leif Bigelow - Freshman
40 - Angus Mayock - Sophomore
42 - Pat Gallagher - Freshman
44 - Max Nielsen - Freshman
45 - Kenneth Haus - Senior
46 - Andrew Marrero - Freshman
47 - Erik Stock - Junior
- Garrett Coe - Freshman

Catchers

2 - Cole Brodnansky - Senior
9 - Paul Gozzo - Junior
43 - Pat Winkel - Sophomore

Outfielders

3 - Kyler Fedko - Sophomore
4 - Michael Chiovitti - Senior
12 - Kevin Ferrer - Freshman
13 - Anthony Nucerino - Junior
22 - Ben Maycock - Junior

Infielders

1 - Tyler Griggs - Freshman
5 - Matt Bonvicini - Sophomore
6 - Andy Hague - Sophomore
7 - Christian Fedko - Junior
8 - Zach Bushling - Junior
11 - Chris Winkel - Senior
19 - Will Lucas - Sophomore
20 - Conor Moriarty - Senior
27 - Todd Petersen - Freshman
30 - Chris Brown - Freshman
37 - Zach Donahue - Freshman
41 - David Langer - Senior

Coaches[]

2020 Connecticut Huskies baseball coaching staff^[4]
16 – Jim Penders – Head Coach – 17th season 29 – Jeff Hourigan – Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator – 9th season 33 – Joshua MacDonald – Assistant Coach – 9th season 14 – Chris Podeszwa – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 17th season

Schedule[]

Legend
	UConn win
	UConn loss
	Cancellation
Bold	UConn team member
*	Non-Conference game

2020 Connecticut Huskies Baseball Game Log^[5]

Regular Season

February
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	AAC Record
Feb 14	vs Cal Poly*		Salt River Fields at Talking Stick • Scottsdale, AZ (MLB4 Tournament)	L 0–5	Dollard (1–0)	Simeone (0–1)	Villalobos (1)	531	0–1
Feb 15	vs No. 2 Vanderbilt*		Salt River Fields at Talking Stick • Scottsdale, AZ (MLB4 Tournament)	L 1–6	Rocker (1–0)	Stock (0–1)	Hliboki (1)	612	0–2
Feb 16	vs No. 13 Michigan*		Salt River Fields at Talking Stick • Scottsdale, AZ (MLB4 Tournament)	W 7–1	Krauth (1–0)	Paige (0–1)	None	502	1–2
Feb 21	vs No. 9 Michigan*		First Data Field • Port St. Lucie, FL	W 8–7	Haus (1–0)	Keizer (1–1)	Wurster (1)	250	2–2
Feb 22	vs No. 9 Michigan*		First Data Field • Port St. Lucie, FL	L 2–14	Hajjar (2–0)	Dunlop (0–1)	Denner (1)	440	2–3
Feb 23	vs No. 9 Michigan*		First Data Field • Port St. Lucie, FL	W 9–2	Krauth (2–0)	Beers (1–1)	None	475	3–3
Feb 28	at New Orleans*		Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	L 3–8	Turpin (1–0)	Lucas (0–1)	None	228	3–4
Feb 29	at New Orleans*		Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	L 8–17	Orze (2–0)	Dunlop (0–2)	None	498	3–5

March
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	AAC Record
Mar 1	at New Orleans*		Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	W 9–2	Krauth (3–0)	Holstein (0–2)	None	313	4–5
Mar 6	at Presbyterian*		Presbyterian Baseball Complex • Clinton, SC	W 20–1	Krauth (4–0)	Miles (1–1)	None		5–5
Mar 7	at Presbyterian*		Presbyterian Baseball Complex • Clinton, SC	W 7–1	Simeone (1–1)	Fowler (1–1)	Gallagher (1)	115	6–5
Mar 8	at Presbyterian*		Presbyterian Baseball Complex • Clinton, SC	W 4–3	Wurster (1–0)	Paradis (1–2)	None	75	7–5
Mar 10	at Hartford*		Fiondella Field • Hartford, CT	W 5–2	Lucas (1–1)	Myers (1–1)	Wurster (2)	210	8–5
Mar 13	vs Monmouth*		Malcolm U. Pitt Field • Richmond, VA	Cancelled
Mar 14	vs Harvard*		Malcolm U. Pitt Field • Richmond, VA	Cancelled
Mar 15	at Richmond*		Malcolm U. Pitt Field • Richmond, VA	Cancelled
Mar 16	vs Iona*		Malcolm U. Pitt Field • Richmond, VA	Cancelled
Mar 17	vs Harvard*		Malcolm U. Pitt Field • Richmond, VA	Cancelled
Mar 20	at Cincinnati		Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	Cancelled
Mar 21	at Cincinnati		Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	Cancelled
Mar 22	at Cincinnati		Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH		Cancelled
Mar 24	at Boston College*		Eddie Pellagrini Diamond • Brighton, MA	Cancelled
Mar 27	at Seton Hall*		Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, NJ	Cancelled
Mar 28	at Seton Hall*		Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, NJ	Cancelled
Mar 29	Seton Hall*		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	Cancelled
Mar 31	at Fairfield*		Alumni Baseball Diamond • Fairfield, CT	Cancelled

April
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	AAC Record
Apr 1	Stony Brook*		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	Cancelled
Apr 3	at South Florida		USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL	Cancelled
Apr 4	at South Florida		USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL	Cancelled
Apr 5	at South Florida		USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL	Cancelled
Apr 7	Bryant*		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	Cancelled
Apr 9	UCF		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	Cancelled
Apr 10	UCF		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	Cancelled
Apr 11	UCF		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	Cancelled
Apr 14	UMass		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	Cancelled
Apr 15	at Northeastern*		Parsons Field • Brookline, MA	Cancelled
Apr 17	East Carolina		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	Cancelled
Apr 18	East Carolina		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	Cancelled
Apr 19	East Carolina		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	Cancelled
Apr 21	Rhode Island*		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	Cancelled
Apr 22	at Army*		Johnson Stadium at Doubleday Field • West Point, NY	Cancelled
Apr 24	at Memphis		FedExPark • Memphis, TN	Cancelled
Apr 25	at Memphis		FedExPark • Memphis, TN	Cancelled
Apr 26	at Memphis		FedExPark • Memphis, TN	Cancelled
Apr 28	at Central Connecticut*		Balf–Savin Field • New Britain, CT	Cancelled
Apr 29	Army*		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	Cancelled

May
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	AAC Record
May 1	Houston		Dunkin' Donuts Park • Hartford, CT	Cancelled
May 2	Houston		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	Cancelled
May 3	Houston		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	Cancelled
May 8	at Wichita State		Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS	Cancelled
May 9	at Wichita State		Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS	Cancelled
May 10	at Wichita State		Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS	Cancelled
May 12	at Rhode Island*		Bill Beck Field • Kingston, RI	Cancelled
May 14	Tulane		Dunkin' Donuts Park • Hartford, CT	Cancelled
May 15	Tulane		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	Cancelled
May 16	Tulane		Elliot Ballpark • Storrs, CT	Cancelled

Postseason

AAC Tournament
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	AACT Record
May 19	TBD		Spectrum Field • Clearwater, FL	Cancelled
May 20	TBD		Spectrum Field • Clearwater, FL	Cancelled

Rankings from D1Baseball. Parentheses indicate tournament seedings.

References[]

^ "2020 Baseball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
^ Alex Putterman (October 24, 2019). "UConn stadium construction on schedule; baseball venue expected to open for 2020 season". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
^ "2020 Baseball Roster". UConn Huskies. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
^ "Coaches". Connecticut Huskies. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
^ "2020 Schedule". UConn Huskies athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2021.

[1] "2020 Baseball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved April 12, 2020.

[2] Alex Putterman (October 24, 2019). "UConn stadium construction on schedule; baseball venue expected to open for 2020 season". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. Retrieved January 20, 2020.

[3] "2020 Baseball Roster". UConn Huskies. Retrieved February 26, 2021.

[4] "Coaches". Connecticut Huskies. Retrieved January 20, 2020.

[5] "2020 Schedule". UConn Huskies athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2021.

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2020 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 20 Tulane ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	15	–	2	.882
Wichita State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	13	–	2	.867
No. 12 UCF ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	15	–	3	.833
East Carolina ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	13	–	4	.765
UConn ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	8	–	5	.615
Memphis ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	10	–	7	.588
Cincinnati ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	7	–	8	.467
Houston ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	6	–	9	.400
South Florida ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	6	–	11	.353

‡ – Tournament champion As of March 12, 2020^[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball